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Mark McGrath Sugar Ray MLB
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Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray talks baseball at 2000 All Star Game as Rick Sutcliffe busts in on Nestor

During his stint at Sporting News Radio, Nestor broadcast live from the field in Atlanta’s Turner Field at the Major League Baseball All Star Game. It’s not every morning that a fly guy like McGrath can mix baseball and music up with a save from Rick Sutcliffe outta the Camden Yards throwback machine and bullpen.

Mark Bryan Hootie and The Blowfish
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Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish talks love of Maryland based sports with Nestor in April 1997

In April 1997, Mark Bryan from Hootie and the Blowfish joined Nestor Aparicio on his radio show to discuss their love for baseball and the Orioles. Mark, a Maryland native, shared his fond memories of attending Orioles games with his family and the band’s connection to sports, including their LP “Fairweather Johnson.”

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Will the Hot Stove finally heat up for Orioles fans with fresh Rubenstein money?

It’s an offseason of mystery not just for Baltimore Orioles fans but for everyone around Major League Baseball wondering where Juan Soto and many others will land. Luke Jones and Nestor get heated with some Hot Stove Orioles chatter as free agency looms and the new ownership comes under the microscope for messaging and intentions for the payroll of Mike Elias.

Ross Greenburg HBO
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There’s no knocking the legacy of “Hard Knocks” with legendary HBO producer Ross Greenburg

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century and sports documentaries as we all know them were seeded by the work of longtime HBO president Ross Greenburg, who returns to discuss how the landscape has changed and broadened for storytelling and entertaining since Steve Sabol partnered to create the first “Hard Knocks” with the Modells and Brian Billick and the Baltimore Ravens in 2001.

Ross Greenburg HBO

Legendary documentary filmmaker and former HBO president Ross Greenburg talks the legacy of Hard Knocks and modern team branding with Nestor

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century and sports documentaries as we all know them were seeded by the work of longtime HBO president Ross Greenburg, who returns to discuss how the landscape has changed and broadened for storytelling and entertaining since Steve Sabol partnered to create the first “Hard Knocks” with the Modells and Brian Billick and the Baltimore Ravens in 2001.

David Rubenstein Orioles owner
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Dear David Rubenstein: I really believed things were going to be different with “The Next Chapter” of Orioles history – but I was wrong so far

I’m still “under review” and denied media credentials. You’re still under review by every fan of the Baltimore Orioles and every citizen who chipped in $600 million toward your $1.725 billion asset. Be a better person and a better baseball owner than Peter Angelos. Be the noise for truth, accountability and decency. Make “The Next Chapter” a truly inclusive one, David.

Empty Cleveland Browns Stadium
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The “Modell Law” and the Cleveland stadium game 30 years later leaves Browns fans in Ohio doghouse

You’re aware of the Cleveland Browns drama and the loss of DeShaun Watson and 1-6 team on the field but the bigger circus with billionaire owner Jimmy Haslam is trying to get a dome built in a municipality where all of the politicians dislike him as much as the fans. Cleveland reporter Daryl Ruiter gives Nestor a primer on the Browns awfulness amidst stadium drama in Northeast Ohio.

Empty Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cleveland reporter Daryl Ruiter gives Nestor a primer on Browns awfulness amidst stadium drama with city of Cleveland

You’re aware of the Cleveland Browns drama and the loss of DeShaun Watson and 1-6 team on the field but the bigger circus with billionaire owner Jimmy Haslam is trying to get a dome built in a municipality where all of the politicians dislike him as much as the fans. Cleveland reporter Daryl Ruiter gives Nestor a primer on the Browns awfulness amidst stadium drama in Northeast Ohio.

Sherman Reed Coppin State
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Talking Orioles baseball and Coppin State pitching with skipper Sherman Reed

With the Orioles bats going cold and the sudden early exit, we had to talk some MLB playoffs and pitching with Coppin State head coach Sherman Reed as he welcomes former big leaguer Wayne Franklin onto his staff to teach the Eagles hurlers in West Baltimore.

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…and still waiting for the next Orioles parade

It’s been a long time since the last time for the Baltimore Orioles and a civic celebration. Our old schooler Leonard Raskin joins Nestor at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to reminisce and pine away for the next time we have a championship parade in Baltimore for baseball.

Oriole Park Camden Yards Rubenstein
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Why are there so many empty seats at Camden Yards for an Orioles playoff game?

After hyper-inflating the initial pricing of MLB Wild Card playoff tickets, the prices fell like a rock earlier this week and Orioles fans still weren’t buying $15 tickets on game day. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the empty seats and depressed prices at Camden Yards for Wild Card round in Baltimore.

Allen McCallum Orioles
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Allen McCallum: Can the Orioles make new memories for Baltimore fans this October?

These two guys watched the 1996 and 1997 Orioles playoff disappointments together from the press box in Cleveland and New York. Now, with the next Baby Birds headed into a second straight October, our old pal Allen McCallum joins Nestor to prep for a wild baseball playoff orange carpet ride once again. Is this the year?

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A focus on The Life Of Nestor Aparicio with “He’s Holy, I’m Knott” podcast

It was poolside on a 110-degree day in May 2024 at the Las Vegas Wynn resort and Encore pool as part of the Maryland contingent of business leaders who gather annually in Sin City for networking and discussion. Nestor Aparicio shares deep thoughts on his life and work as examined and questioned on “He’s Holy, I’m Knott” with Reverend Alvin Hathaway and local business leader Martin Knott, Jr. His 40-year media journey highlighting his passion for sports and extensive Baltimore sports media work and leadership bring some revelations here.

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Allen McCallum: Assessing Orioles ability to heal, regroup and hit (and pitch) in October

We’ve been at this a long time at WNST. Our first ballpark reporter almost 30 years ago and lifer pal Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss the two weeks of “Fall Training” before the Orioles will need to win games in October for what feels like an unlikely World Series run.

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Finally playing “This is your life!” with Mark Viviano after all of these years

After three decades of behind-the-scenes friendship working for “rival” media companies, the freshly retired Mark Viviano finally joins Nestor to discuss their long-standing careers in sports journalism, reflecting on mutual experiences and personal connections. From St. Louis to Baltimore via Atlanta, Dayton and Cedar Rapids, Viv’s memory of their first-ever radio chat via Chicago 25 years ago even makes Nestor blush.

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A September Holliday? Getting the Orioles right and Lamar back on the practice field

Our intrepid sports reporter Luke Jones spent Monday on the practice field of Owings Mills wondering where Lamar Jackson was and then watched the Orioles take another beating at Fenway. We thought September was supposed to be fun? Luke joined Nestor for a discussion about finding pitching and the youth of Jackson Holliday.

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Do you miss the WNST Text Service for breaking sports news? (We do, too!)

Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the WNST Service and the history of breaking sports news in Baltimore. And when and how it’ll be soon be returning and better than ever…

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Continuing the opioid fight and educating Marylanders about street drugs and fentanyl

Former Hagerstown mayor Emily Keller tells Nestor about Maryland fighting fentanyl and opioid addiction in her second year as Special Secretary of Overdose Response for Governor Wes Moore throughout the state. Lots to learn here…

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Feinstein: The many faces and dealings of Washington and Baltimore billionaire sports owners over the years

With new ownership for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Commanders arriving over the past year in the DMV, venerable sports author and longtime Washington Post columnist John Feinstein joins Nestor to discuss the promises made (and broken) by the men who own our local sports franchises.

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